Community & People

Community & People

26 STUDENTS TAKE THEIR PLACE AT CITY HALL AS OLATHE’S 2026-27 TEEN COUNCIL

Twenty-six local high school students are getting a closer look at how Olathe works from the inside this school year, joining a city program designed to give teenagers experience...
Arts & Culture

OLATHE STEAK FRY HELPS SEND LOCAL STUDENT TO TRADE SCHOOL

The Olathe Noon Optimist Club's annual fundraiser is about more than a steak dinner. It's about giving a local student a chance to build...
Community & People

CHUCKWAGON COOK-OFF AND SORGHUM HARVEST BRING A TASTE OF THE OLD WEST TO OLATHE

October 9, 2026 By David Miller Five chuckwagons will compete for bragging rights as visitors sample traditional cooking, vote for their favorites and experience a...
Arts & Culture

OLATHE OLD SETTLERS PARADE — MOMENTS FROM YEARS PAST

Take a look back at some of the sights, sounds and memories from past Johnson County Old Settlers parades in downtown Olathe. For generations, the...
Business & Restaurants

THE DAY OLATHE CARRIED ITS LIBRARY TO A BANK

55 YEARS AGO: AUG. 28, 1971 By David Miller OLATHE, Kan. — On Saturday, Aug. 28, 1971, Olathe residents walked into a former downtown bank building...
Business & Restaurants

EVERYTHING IS FREE AT THIS NEW OLATHE CLOTHING “BOUTIQUE”

A new nonprofit in Olathe is trying to make getting help feel less like receiving charity and more like going shopping. Community Threads KC,...
Community & People

𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗦 𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗢 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞!

𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗦 𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗢 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞! Looking for something fun to do Saturday night? Troop 240 is hosting Bingo Night at Prince of Peace Catholic Church...
Business & Restaurants

OLATHE’S $25 MILLION ANIMAL CARE CAMPUS IS APPROVED — BUT CONSTRUCTION HAS YET TO BEGIN

Olathe’s long-planned new animal shelter has cleared its major development approvals and construction bids have been taken, but as of Aug. 20, visible construction...
Community & People

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗛𝗢𝗣𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗬 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗦 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣

New Hope Pantry in Olathe is asking the community for help after a record-breaking Monday brought 91 families through its doors — nearly twice...